Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2019-07-15

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Jul 15
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 681▲ 705 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 77▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 35▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.03/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$144.03
267 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$847
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2606146.13885223
Medium and Large 2-3495134.6066642
Medium and Large 3608107.506532thin
One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale267 hd
144.03
—
TN average10 barns · 2,133 hd
137.37
+6.66
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,53178.451,2018thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19856.2367452
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58055.638795thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00448.0148219

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285143.22/cwt140.00–150.004083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373140.73/cwt140.00–146.005258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374156.75/cwt150.00–164.005868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418161.00/cwt161.00–161.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423151.32/cwt145.00–160.0064011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460131.00/cwt131.00–131.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478160.00/cwt160.00–160.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483150.00/cwt140.00–157.007259
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515132.22/cwt122.00–136.0068111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532149.34/cwt140.00–155.0079415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537153.00/cwt153.00–153.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564153.00/cwt153.00–153.008638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565131.84/cwt130.00–138.007456
Steers—Medium and Large 3575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597139.29/cwt135.00–145.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624129.22/cwt125.00–131.0080611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627138.55/cwt134.00–141.0086914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632153.00/cwt153.00–153.0096776
Steers—Medium and Large 3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666138.07/cwt130.00–147.0092025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722132.12/cwt130.00–135.0095416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743130.00/cwt130.00–130.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779124.67/cwt120.00–128.009717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818122.33/cwt122.00–123.001,0016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308128.00/cwt128.00–128.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320135.01/cwt132.00–137.0043210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378129.25/cwt125.00–132.004899
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426129.54/cwt124.00–133.0055220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441119.57/cwt117.00–125.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471128.59/cwt124.00–133.0060624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473124.17/cwt121.00–126.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513120.82/cwt115.00–123.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.78/cwt123.00–130.0066029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573113.94/cwt110.00–122.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577122.73/cwt120.00–125.0070835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360595.00/cwt95.00–95.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614119.76/cwt114.00–122.0073520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619125.00/cwt125.00–125.007749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680115.32/cwt110.00–118.0078413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705101.99/cwt100.00–104.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724111.59/cwt105.00–120.0080816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280598.00/cwt98.00–98.007891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293093.00/cwt93.00–93.008651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472126.66/cwt126.00–128.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476139.04/cwt135.00–140.0066213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533134.12/cwt130.00–137.0071514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540124.33/cwt124.00–125.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575128.85/cwt125.00–133.0074114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575123.09/cwt119.00–126.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Small 1-2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616112.14/cwt100.00–116.006918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668112.00/cwt112.00–112.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348564.00/cwt64.00–64.003102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17071.91/cwt70.00–74.008412
Bulls——1,65180.63/cwt77.00–84.001,3316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99448.45/cwt44.00–51.0048218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16453.91/cwt50.00–58.0062829
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17540.00/cwt40.00–40.004701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21748.00/cwt48.00–48.005843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24560.83/cwt58.00–61.0075720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43560.00/cwt60.00–60.008611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61551.00/cwt51.00–51.008241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61755.72/cwt54.00–58.009013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185889.98/cwt875.00–900.0010,5463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193837.89/cwt800.00–875.009,9962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,9363

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.